Ever done a jigsaw puzzle? When you mix up the pieces it can be hard as heck to see how they all fit together. But then with time and patience, they begin to match up. You get one section done, then another, then another.
At some point, it's as if the puzzle all comes together, almost on its own. Suddenly the pieces are falling into place one after the other.
Passion is like that. When you first take The Passion Test and begin getting clear about what matters to you. It may seem impossible to figure out how it all fits together. "How in the world am I going to create this in my life?"
International Passion Day has provided the gateway into October, Passion Awareness Month. Will you share the Passion Day movie with someone today? www.passiondaymovie.com
The Passion Test is all about becoming a "conscious" creator of your life.
We all create the life we live. It's just that most people do it unconsciously. Now is the time to start consciously creating your life. It's not that hard. It begins by noticing.
Noticing means: What are you feeling right now? What are you experiencing right now?
Today's the day! It's a wonderful excuse to take stock, look inside and ask yourself, "What do I really care about?"
It's also the day to take action to follow your passions and serve another. Get out of yourself today. How can you help and support someone else as you do what you love?
With 80% of the population NOT passionate about what they do, we hope one of the actions you'll take is to get copies of The Passion Test into the hands of people you care about that are still stuck in a rut, chained to a routine that stifles their dreams.
And please share the International Passion Day movie with those you know who can use a bit of inspiration:
With that inspiration, how do you go about creating the life you choose to live?
Intention - Attention - No Tension
Intention means consciously stating what you choose to create in your life. We all are creating our lives all the time. It's just that most people do it unconsciously. They believe that things are happening TO them, and as a result, that's what they create. The Passion Test process allows you to clarify your intentions so that you can begin living them.
Tina, Long Branch N.J., September 29, 2008 at 5:48 PM Thank you Chris and Janet! That was wonderful!
See my passion, is teaching others how to use their IMAGINATION of what they desire, to keep HAPPY THOUGHTS, to really BELIEVE it is possible, and to then to take the ACTION. But I am sending others to you, when they just don't know what it is they really have a passion for..thanks so much for the work you do!
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love & light, Tina
"When you are clear, what you want will show up in your life, and only to the extent you are clear."
- from The Passion Test - The Effortless Path to Discovering Your Destiny
The entire Passion Test process is aimed at helping you gain clarity about the things that matter most to you in your life. Then by choosing in favor of those things as you have to make decisions, you will find your purpose in life naturally unfolds.
As you consistently choose to do things that connect you to your passions, you will discover your life feels more and more purposeful and on-track. That's why the sub-title of our book is "The Effortless Path to Discovering Your Life Purpose".
But clarity requires making choices. Among all the things you like, what do you really love? Among everything you love, what is it that means more than anything else? Answering these questions is what The Passion Test is all about.
Tammy Gunnels, Memphis, TN, September 27, 2008 at 7:45 AM "Choosing gives clarity..." I always receive such valuable wisdom from Janet and Chris. Simple but powerful nuggets of truth that impact my mind and penetrate my heart. I will continue to choose in favor of my passions. My choices and my clarity that you have taught me to seek have changed my life. Thank you.
"What you love and God's will for you are one and the same."
- The Passion Test - The Effortless Path to Discovering Your Life Purpose
It's not an accident you love the things you love. It's not an accident you care about the things you care about. We are being guided all the time to follow the path that will lead us to the greatest joy and fulfillment.
When you take action that will move you closer to fulfilling your purpose in life, then you will feel turned on and excited. Joy will increase. When that direction has fulfilled its role on your path, then you will start to feel contracted, uninspired and unmotivated. That's a sign it's time to move on.
However, for many of us, the mental and emotional patterns built over time distract us or sidetrack us from what we really care about. The most common distractor is money. You believe you have to do things you don't like or don't love in order to earn money so then some day you can follow your passions.
The Passion Test helps you discover your top five passions. Why five?
There are several reasons. The first is that when Janet first conceived The Passion Test it was after hearing about a study of the 100 most successful people in America. She was told that those hundred people had one thing in common: they all already had the five things that were most important to them.
Janet thought, "If successful people know and have achieved the top five things that matter most to them, then if I can get clear about what my top five are, then that will be the first step on the path to my own success." Makes sense, right?
Queen RA, Central Los Angeles, September 24, 2008 at 9:34 AM Having My top 5 Passions keeps me on track to match my "actions" with my "Passions" When I do that things start to happen very quickly- sometimes I have to stop to just "catch up" I love this passionate life!
Dusty Niles, Bend, Or, September 22, 2008 at 11:12 AM The great thing about "5 passions " AND scoring is often we are lower in certain areas and higher in others. Life can be consumed by the areas that are not scoring high. We create; fear, worry, shame and everything in between around the areas that score lower. Sometimes the things we worry most about rate very low on our list of passions, if at all in the top 5. This realization can be a cause for celebration. Take an outside look at ALL of your passions and be grateful for how much you do have.... CELEBRATE!
The economy today is creating challenges for many. These challenges are of course opportunities. If finances or your career is a low score, THANK GOD... There is something better awaiting.... CELEBRATE!
A low score is nothing more then a reminder of where AND what kind of attention to put on what it is you desire. The Passion Test to me is a simple system to remind you to celebrate life and keep pushing forward toward all that wish to have now and in the future.
Sometimes when we take people through The Passion Test, they tell us, "But I don't know what I'm passionate about. I don't know what to write to get started with my Test."
If you are one of these, then don't worry about writing down your passions. Focus on the things you love and care about, in every area of your life:
Relationships - who do you love to spend time with?
Work - what do you love to get paid for doing?
Fun - what do you love to do for no reason at all except it's fun?
Health - how do you love to feel?
Spiritual - what do you love to do to connect with the deepest values in life?
Environment - what sort of things do you love to be surrounded by? Where would you love to visit?
Education - what would you love to learn?
Now, there are some people who still are stuck. Here's the next clue: Imagine you have all the money in the world? What would you do with your life then?
Dusty Niles, Bend, Or, September 18, 2008 at 2:45 PM When we are clear on what we want ( Our Passions) what may have appeared to be obstacles in the past eventually evolve into opportunities. When you begin to pay attention to what is most important to you, your natural ability to give to others is manifested which in return opens up your world to....... whatever it is you desire.
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